7 Ways to Protect Yourself From a Home Invasion

Keeping your home and family safe from an invader takes a lot more than owning a gun. You need to know how to use it, know the laws of your city and state, and prepare your home itself in case of emergency.

7 Ways to Protect Yourself From a Home Invasion

7 Ways to Protect Yourself From a Home Invasion

Statistically rare but devastating, home invasions are the kind of low-probability, high-consequence nightmare that is difficult to guard against without seeming and feeling like a hopelessly paranoid person. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't be prepared. New Jersey—based Gun For Hire, which provides tactical training for law enforcement and civilians, teaches that the best way to stop a home invasion is one step at a time. (And check out video of our day of handgun training with Gun For Hire.)

If You Own a Gun for Self-Defense, Prepare

If You Own a Gun for Self-Defense, Prepare

Gun ownership comes with grave responsibilities and may not be for everyone. Pull a gun only if you are trained to use it. Practice shooting with both eyes open—depth perception and peripheral vision are needed in an actual gunfight.